Panthers Host Backpack Encouragement Rally at Lingerfeldt Elementary

Students at Lingerfeldt Elementary in Gastonia, NC kicked off the school year with an encouragement pep rally after receiving backpacks and school supplies as part of The David and Nicole Tepper Foundation annual backpack and school supplies distribution. The program provided 25,000 backpacks with school supplies to six high-needs school districts in North and South Carolina at the start of the school year.

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